ClockworkMod Recovery at Wolfgang AT-AS45IPS / Amoi N821 using MS Windows virtual machine

In this tutorial you will learn how to install ClockworkMod Recovery on a MediaTek based Android device. The special part in this tutorial is the usage of an MS Windows  virtual machine running on a Linux host. The tutorial has been divided into 5 parts.  Namely: Linux host, Virtualbox, MS Windows 7,  SP Flash Tool… Continue reading ClockworkMod Recovery at Wolfgang AT-AS45IPS / Amoi N821 using MS Windows virtual machine

How to compile software for VU Plus (Vu+)

You would like to deviate from the beaten track and compile software for your VU Plus (VU+) yourself? Read this article! This article is also more or less applicable for building software for any other device running OpenVuPlus but is written with the VU+ Solo2 in mind. As computer for compiling the software, a Linux-desktop has… Continue reading How to compile software for VU Plus (Vu+)

Raspberry Pi: Controlling your wall sockets

In this post I will describe 2 methods to operate “remote controlled sockets” via the Raspberry Pi. The methods differ in the used software. Both methods use C as development language and compile to native Raspberry Pi code (ELF 32-bit LSB executable, ARM, EABI5 version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked). The prerequisites and wiring are the… Continue reading Raspberry Pi: Controlling your wall sockets

Linux: Let your program run as background service

In this post you will learn how to convert your headless Linux program to a service running in the background. Here with headless is meant a program without user interaction and without graphical user interface (GUI). Assumed is that you are running a Linux distribution with Systemd enabled, like Ubuntu 15.10. In the example below,… Continue reading Linux: Let your program run as background service